Economic and Social Research Council

Funds flagship social science centres and large integrated grant programmes for high-impact interdisciplinary scholarship in the United Kingdom.

Offers exploratory funding pathways for high-risk social science ideas that build foundations for larger future projects.

Funds large-scale doctoral training cohorts in social and environmental sciences to develop future university researchers.

Supports interdisciplinary social science work on gambling-related harms, prevention, treatment, and evidence-based policy guidance.

Supports social and policy-linked research exchange through United Kingdom knowledge transfer partnerships.

Offers postdoctoral fellowships in the United Kingdom for early-career social scientists to develop research outputs and professional networks.

Provides fast-turnaround support for policy-relevant social science work that informs urgent government decisions.

Offers early-career social science support in the United Kingdom for researchers building independent programmes after doctoral training.

Offers competitive opportunities for social science teams to pursue policy-relevant inquiries through institution-led applications in the United Kingdom.

Offers grants for social scientists to reuse domestic and international datasets in focused, time-bounded analysis projects.

Supports transformative interdisciplinary social science research in the United Kingdom with pathways for wider uptake.

Funds cross-council studies on gambling and gaming links to strengthen prevention, treatment, and public policy understanding.